Opportunities for Transformation

So it has been awhile since I last updated everyone, I am deeply sorry for that.  So much has happened since Urbana but I really want to take this time to highlight a few things on what is happening over this next month.

Mark West Pacific
As most of you may know, I am absolutely CRAZY about Mark West Pacific.  This opportunity to be immersed and transformed by scripture has been a huge turning point in my own walk with Jesus.  Now with the second year of being in BC, we have the privilege of taking more students to be studying half of the Gospel of Mark in the same way.

Now I know numbers don't really matter but bear with my Engineering nerdyness for a bit.

This is a plot over time on how many BC Students went to Mark West over the past 3 years.  I am excited to share with you that we have 91 students going to this year (compared to the 53 last year)!!  That means there are 91 students who are fully immersing themselves in the Gospel of Mark and hopefully 91 students will come out forever changed and transformed by the Word of God!  Please be praying for these students as there is a good handful of International students and ones who are not following Jesus yet.

Vancouver Urban Partnership (VUP)

Team VUP

VUP is starting tomorrow!!  It's hard to believe that after all the hard work and planning of the VUP staff team, it is finally here and we are ready to see what God is going to be doing during this project.

For those who do not know what VUP is, here is a short description:

The Vancouver Urban Partnership (VUP) is a month-long immersion into Canada’s poorest postal.  We will be living in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES) from May 1-28, 2013.

The reason why we choose to fully immerse ourselves in the DTES is that we want to learn the culture of the neighbourhood.  We adopt the lifestyle of a homeless person: sleep on what is only provided to those who would be staying in shelters (we are not taking away beds from those who really need them), lining up for food, join the work of local organizations and learn first-hand about life of the residents of the DTES.  We immerse ourselves in Christian scripture to better understand God’s heart for Justice while partnering with local organizations which have different approaches to address the needs of the neighbourhood.  

Here are some prayer requests:

• A great orientation for the VUP team at Mark West Pacific
• The overall health of our team
• The team dynamics
• The internships that will be hosting us (Jacob's Well, Salvation Army, Mosaic Church)
• The speakers and teachers during VUP
• Mike, Jacqueline & I as we lead these students
• Continued Wisdom and Discernment as we teach and navigate through some difficult things that come up.
• The rest of the VUP Budget to come in.

If you feel God placing on your heart to contribute financially to VUP, we would love to have you come on as a financial partner.  Here is how you can do so:

How to Give

Cheque

Made out to:

Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship Canada

Memo:  Justin Yuen - VUP

Mail to:  

IVCF Canada

1 International Blvd.

Toronto, ON M9W6H3

Online

www.ivcf.ca

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